Flash-light apparatus for photographic purposes.



S. ROESNER.

FLASH LIGHT APPARATUS FOR PHQTOGRAPHIO PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED IBB.27,1909v Patented July 13, 1909.

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1T0 all whom 61 may comma:

Bo it known lzhal; I, lfilnounmi ROESTNE'R, :subjocl; of the lpoiror of .lllw -ui, (who show/o announced my intuition of booijun' mg 22. citmou of etho Unified. frllulon.) rosi at Chicago. in tho couniy of ooh: uncl :suuo of Illinois. have invented Fain now and. .uscful llmprovoiuonts in Flush-Light mummies for Photogmpb" Piumooos. whichrbho following sgiiooiliconon.

This invention rolutesto inipi'oir'cnzlt, in pliologrcsu 'iloj thooh'lof object of the invemiou being; to whereby EL charge of flash-- light powder can be ignited. izln'ou h the .ngoncy ofan ordinary match by operator at o gircolor or less (listoncoh'om (ho device.

Tho dovico is proforably piovulocl with for attaching it $0 and supporting it byilahc-comem with oop ii'ciity for universal angular adjustment, as well as bodily jusiamont toward and from lhe comem, so thotlhe charge of powder nm r be suitably positioned to produce tho dosirool lighting efioct upon the person. of objoct being photogmphoil.

The invention Wlll be readily understood when considered in connection with tho :.1c-

componying,dmwinga whomin l have shown onopmcticol einbooimeiub thereof, and rctlou ring tl1ereto,-llfligurc l is a top plan 'viou' of the device. Fig. 2 is a rsiolo olovu i broken out between its ends. 3 octail View, in loi'lgillulinui section, throwgh one member of tho pneumatically; opomuod defiant of the lnalzoh-bolloi. li ig. 4i is u. dctoil sectional View through one of the universal joints of tho supporling olomluml of 5 is u. (lo-lull in (TN;

section through :1 slightly iuoclifi l .mo of match-scratching bur.

Referring lo the drawing, '10 closiglm'tcs M an entirety a, base-plate, one end of which, 11 constitutes :1. powd UPPER zula plcal Lo upmm charge of flash powder shown at 12, and preferably eql'sippod with icons: and uii'lo Walls 13 and 14 conotituting u. shield or guard in those directions in which tho lighl ing effect of the powder Secured to 'lhc upper surface of the plulio 1.0 is a. metal Stiia 15, the ands of which are 'turned upwzmlly and upoiluvod. lo if'orm hem-lugs ll) for a shaft or drum 1?, this lolfl'o'l' boingpvovidcd with 36(lll1"0,(l ondo or oiiililes ES-rolzatublv mounted in tho bearings 1b. The Shaft 01 out-um 1Y1; equipped with.

low in o, llii'eoliou 0L1 or suppoi'lcll in o hollow.rzuliully disposed tubc 19 in which 1' be insorlnd the sum} of an ordinary oz awhilt'lglho drum l7 :uul-tulm 19 thus conh-lwlflcr or carrier. The Ll nuitolubollm' is normally impollod to lo curry tho mulch ovol' loworrl 1 1 powder 4 MI by moans u toroion spying ill that lo coiled around the (1111111 ll. ouo oml thereof boiug anchored at 22 in tho homing member 16. while the other and, shown ul 2; hooks beneath tho inner portion ol? :1. :rudiul dclonh arm 24 scoured to said drum.

. blolclol'ccl or otl'lorwiso suitably scoured benouth and actor? ho cud of the base-plate 1.0 opposite that which forms the powdor P51. isu cylinder 25, shown in detail in Fig. 3, equlppod at one end with a. nipple E26 uclop'lcd for ready atlacl'nneiul; thereto of an Mir-hose 27 o mmtecl by the usual hand bulb fillil'lzlbly n'lounted in the cylinder 25 is a m longer 29, in the outer projecting end of whioh is a hook or catch 30 projecting upuuirclly through Lugs] l0 and odaptod toougugc and hold the freo end of the (latent arm 2&- ol? the mutchboldor aguinsl tho torsionnl Gllblb oi the Spring 21.

llzuzurotl lzo the mono (and of tho buso-plute 10, above the cylii'ldcr 25, is an upright supporting bracket 32, to the upper which is hiugml alt one cudv of u curvoll sciutoboobzu' 34$, 'l'hc opposite or free end of which lultl'cr normally ovol'hongs the pov-Mlormn. This so alchoi bur is provided on its ululoi' si-zlo Wll'll u i'ougbcncd Hui-face, heroin shown us strip of smulpu nor 35 suil'uloly L lboi'oio; uiul uuid scrulohor-bul' is so us to lie uulmtunl'iully l-coinciuouh Wll'll oi Eillgflillj bclow [ho pull: of lmvcl of ho born! of tho mulch so llmxli, whcn fhc mlolont ui'm is rolousotl, which is (louo by ooiupicssiugg' lbc bulb 25% and thus shifting tho pluugol' F29 outwardly to release the catch 30 from fiho (lel'cnt arm, lho hczul of the match rubs over the roughmuid unrlolsur- Jl'uco of lho 15(1'21li(tll(3l-l l1', slightly raising ho lath on its pivot, tho woight oil the bar insuring a sulliciouli friclionul contact to igoilo 'lllo mulch. Tho mulch, when thus in ilwl, is thrown will! its ignited 110ml into or closely :ul 61ml. the luil'ol' is i'ozulily sol; ofl'l' lWhilc the device us lhus fur (lcscrilml is colnplcio and operative for be principal purposo of tho invention. and may b0 mountend of A oconl. to tho chur 'c of mwdcr. so I V any convenient means, yet it is desirable to provide means whereby it may be attached directly to the camera itself, with capacity for properly positioning the powder-pan to give the desired lighting effect upon the subject. For this purpose I provide a univer sally adjustable support, consisting, as herein shown, of the following parts.

A tube 36 and a rod 37 telescoping the same constitute an extensible standard, said parts being provided at their outer ends with rigid spherical knobs or balls 38, and frictionally held in any longitudinally adjusted position as by means of a saring tongue 39 formed in the tube 36 by slitting the metal on either side of said tongue and bending the latter inwardly. Each of the knobs 38' engages a hollow longitudinally split and externally threaded boss I0, shown in detail in Fig. 4:, adapted to be compressed into gripping engagement with said knob by a nut 41. One of these hollow bosses is secured to the under side of the base-plate 10, while the other is formed on the upper end of a screw 42, which latter has threaded engagement with the upper arm of a clampmember 43 adaptc'l to engage over the front edge of the top h arizontal wall of an open camera case or box, the screw 42 having on its lower end a head 44 constituting the upper member of the clamp. The ball joints shown at the upper and lower ends of the extensible standard are both universal angular joints; so that the powderpan can readily be adjusted to any desired angular position, as well as on any side of thecamera, to produce the best lighting effect, while its distance iroin the camera can be regulated by the extensible support.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly modilied form of match-scratcher bar, consisting of a bar 34 of substantially V-form in crosssection, so that the head of the match as it rubs the same, engages the roughened friction surface on two of its sides, rather than simply on its tip, as in the form shown in Itip's. l and 2. This last-described form of scratcher-bar is best adapted for ordinary matches having headsof a single composition, while the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is best adapted for a type of match now extensively used that is provided with a spe cial ignition tip designed to prevent the flying of burning particles of the head when the match is scratched.

I am aware that flash light devices adapted to be operated at a distance through the ignition of the charge by electric means, and by the firing of a cap through the agency of a spring-actuated hammer, are old, as also the ignition of a charge through the release of a spring-actuated sweep having a roughened surface adapted to rub over the heads of one or more stationary fuses surrounded by a charge of powder. So far as I am aware, however, my present invention is broadly novel in the employment of a spring-actuated. device adapted to hold a match and rub the latter over a striker-bar to ignite it in such a manner as to bring the head of the match, when ignited, into ignit- Q ing juxtaposition to a charge of powder. IIence, while I have shown and described. what I believe to be the best and most practicable form of my invention, yet it should be understood that the same may be varied and modilied to a considerable extent in respect to details without involving any departure from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

I claim:

1. In a flash-light apparatus, the combination with a powder-pan, of a'rotary springactuated match-holder adapted to support a match radially thereof, a detent for said match-holder, a curved gravity scratcherbar having a roughened under surface overlying said match-holder, said scratcher being pivotally supported at one end with its free end overhanging said powder-pan, and means for releasing said detent, substantially as described.

2. In a [lash-light attachment for cameras, the combination with base-plate formed at one end to constitute a powder-pan, of a springactuated matchholder rotatably mounted above said base-plate and provided with a radial support for a match, a radial detent arm carried by said match-holder, a pneumatically operated catch for said detentarm mounted on the opposite end of Said base-plate from said powder-pan, a supporting bracket n'iounted on said base-plate, a curved scratcher-bar having a roughened. under surface hinged at one end to said sup porting bracket with its free end overlying said powder-pan, and an angularly adjustable support for said base-plate adapted to be attached to a camera, substantially as described.

In a flash-light apparatus, the combination with a base-plate formed at one end to constitute a powder-pan, of a match-holder journaled above said base-plate and comprising a springmctnated shaft and a hollow radially disposed tnbe thereon adapted for the insertion of the stem of a match, a pivoted gravity scratcher-bar disposed above and transversely of said shaft, a detent for holding the shaft of said match-holder against the tension of its actuating spring, and means for releasing said detent, substantially as described.

4. In flashlight ap )aratus, the combina-' tion with a base-plate ormed at one end to constitute a powder-pan, of aniatch-holder journaled above and across said base-plate and comprising a spring-actuated shaft anda hollow radially disposed tube thereon adapted for the insertion of the stem of a match,

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a bracket on said base-p1ate, a scl'utchebbar' spring, and means for releasing said detent, havmg a roughened concave under surface substantla zlly as descrlbcd.

pl'vot'ed at one end to said bracket and overq F \Y F x F lying Saul match-110M613 the free end of sand U1 1 R 5 suratcher bar (merhangmg said powdel -pan, W1tnesses:

:1; defiant for holding the shaft of suul match SAMUEL N. PQND,

holder against the tension of its actuating MA'mm B. BLISS. 

